Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Hospital general staff down tools
Uitenhage Provincial Hospital management to meet with union on Monday
Brief | 13 March 2020
Covid-19: Washing hands is not easy when you have no running water
“It’s easy to keep your hands clean when you stay in a house because you have a tap inside, but it’s difficult when you have to walk long, tiring distances to fetch water”
By Vincent Lali, James Stent, Nathan Geffen and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 12 March 2020
Former PE municipal workers demand jobs
Unions want immediate implementation of 2018 resolution to make workers permanent
Brief | 11 March 2020
Education halted by protests over unpaid NSFAS allowances
Tertiary institutions across the country have experienced weeks of disruption. Some have resumed teaching.
By Karabo Mafolo, Thamsanqa Mbovane, Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Nompendulo Ngubane
News | 9 March 2020
Woman raped in public library organises protest to demand better security
About 50 learners from various high schools protested outside Uitenhage Public Library
Brief | 6 March 2020
Staff down tools at Uitenhage clinic
Unions unhappy over stalled refurbishment of the hospital after the health department ran out of money
Brief | 3 March 2020
Furious Uitenhage protesters block roads, turn learners back from school, stone councillor’s office
Shack dwellers vow to bar politicians from Bobani Village until progress is made with electrification
News | 25 February 2020
Hospital in dire straits after Eastern Cape Health Department fails to pay contractors
Refurbishment ground to a halt at the hospital when the department ran out of money. Union threatens to down tools
News | 25 February 2020
Uitenhage students close down college, demanding NSFAS allowances
Principal promises allowances will be paid in three to four days
Brief | 19 February 2020